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0 pointsbaq5mo ago0 comments

Hard to argue with religious beliefs.

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The void created by modernity must be filled somehow so it might as well be the great programmer in the great beyond. Just as childish as religions of pre-modernity but very useful if you're a technocrat building data centers & trying to pump the valuations of companies that can benefit from all that buildout w/ promises of forthcoming utopias approximating the palace of the great programmer in the great beyond. Just a few more nuclear power plants & a few more GPU clusters is all that's needed.

Nevermark5mo ago

Ideally it is filled with curiosity and continued exploration.

Not manufactured stop gaps or generic cynicism.

There is no reason more GPUs can’t contribute to further understanding, as one of many tools that have already assisted with relevent questions and problems.

Opt out of serious inquiry, no excuse needed, if you wish. Reframing others efforts is not necessary to do that.

measurablefunc5mo ago

I recommend taking your own advice on that one, specifically the part about reframing efforts of strangers.

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QuesnayJr5mo ago

I think you are misjudging which side of the religion/non-religion divide you are on.

measurablefunc5mo ago

The people who think enough nuclear reactors & silicon chips w/ the right incantation of 0s & 1s will deliver them to an abundant utopia don't leave much room in their ideology for any doubt about the eschatological objective of their quest & mission in life. These people are definitely not on some kind of religious side of a religious vs non-religious divide.

Sure thing buddy, I'm the confused one in this entire millenarian frenzy.

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measurablefunc5mo ago

Nevermark5mo ago

Ideally it is filled with curiosity and continued exploration.

Not manufactured stop gaps or generic cynicism.

There is no reason more GPUs can’t contribute to further understanding, as one of many tools that have already assisted with relevent questions and problems.

Opt out of serious inquiry, no excuse needed, if you wish. Reframing others efforts is not necessary to do that.

measurablefunc5mo ago

I recommend taking your own advice on that one, specifically the part about reframing efforts of strangers.

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QuesnayJr5mo ago

I think you are misjudging which side of the religion/non-religion divide you are on.

measurablefunc5mo ago

Sure thing buddy, I'm the confused one in this entire millenarian frenzy.

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